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Tom Auchterlonie

Tom Auchterlonie is an experienced local journalist and is originally from Mount Kisco. Prior to joining The Daily Voice he spent more than four years at Patch.com, where he covered Mount Kisco, New Castle and Bedford. He has also freelanced for various local publications, including The Examiner, Inside Chappaqua and The Record-Review. Tom is an alumnus of Syracuse University.

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CROTON FALLS, N.Y. -- The Schoolhouse Theater and Arts Center has announced several acts for its spring performances season.The first features Alan Sklar reading two stories from Neil Gaiman, "We can get them from you wholesale," and 'The Price." Sklar's readings are set for Saturday, March 25 at 3 p.m.Early next month, there will be several renditions of the play, ...

NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- Pequenakonck Elementary School announced that it will hold its inaugural "MakerFaire," which will showcase its students' technology projects.The MakerFaire will include projects in engineering, 3D printing, robots and circuits, among others.Participating students are in second through fifth grades.The MakerFaire will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 6 ...

SOMERS, N.Y. -- Muscoot Farm in Somers has three new additions to his animal residentsWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino's office announced that a trio of pygmy goats was recently born at the farm."The newborns, also known as “kid” goats, are a miniature breed of domestic goats that can weigh between 55-85 pounds," the county executive's office noted. "Pygmy goats ...

BREWSTER, N.Y. -- Two Brewster Girl Scouts are collecting supplies for an upcoming midnight run to help the homeless, according to the Seven Star School of Performing Arts, which is hosting a drop-off.The Girl Scouts, Bridgette Sanok and Sarah Bak, are seeking several toiletries, Seven Star notes. The two are working on their Girl Scout Gold Awards, according to Seven Star.Acceptable ...

BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- Amid concerns from some residents about how President Donald Trump will handle immigration, the Bedford Town Board unanimously approved a symbolic resolution at a recent meeting.“I have listened carefully and dispassionately to all views, and I have come to the conclusion that it is the moral obligation of the town board to adopt this statement and assure the ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Interstate 84 is being closed to all traffic due to heavy snowfall. The travel ban became effective at 1 p.m. on Tuesday.The entire New York stretch of I-84, which runs from the border with Pennsylvania to the border with Connecticut, is affected, Cuomo's office added.There are some exceptions to the ban, as Cuomo's office said that "only emergency ...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that tractor-trailers will be banned from driving on Interstate 84, along with several other major highways across the state, due to heavy snowfall on Tuesday.The ban went into effect at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Cuomo's office said.The ban comes as a blizzard warning has been issued for the Hudson Valley, New York City and much of Long Island, according to Cuomo's ...

A House Republican replacement plan for Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) will place more than one million New Yorkers in "jeopardy," Gov. Andrew Cuomo argued in a press release sent out on Thursday."Health care is a human right, not a luxury," Cuomo said in a statement. "After seven years of progress under the Affordable Care Act, the Republican Congress has ...

CARMEL, N.Y. -- Carmel High School students will be performing in four renditions of "Once Upon A Mattress" later this month.The play, which is based on the fairy tale "The Princess And The Pea," will be acted out at George Fischer Middle School, which is located at 281 Fair St. in CarmelThe renditions are scheduled for March 24 at 7 p.m., on March 25 at 2 p.m. and 7 ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- A GoFundMe fundraising page is seeking to raise $150,000 to help Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Schmidt pay for his battle with cancer.The page was set up by Mike Clear of Poughkeepsie, who is a relative of Schmidt's. To visit the page, click here.Schmidt, who is nicknamed "Mo," was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma this past September, Clear ...